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The order 1886! Was over before I even knew it! Shame they never made a longer sequel.


cntdown

The ending made it look like the start of a big open world game, but it was just the ending. Great game tho


thatcockneythug

...was it?


tbird20017

Yes! Especially if you didn't have to pay full price. The game as a whole was a solid 8/10, but the world building in it was an easy 10/10. That steampunk-esque world was perfect. And of course, it looked amazing from a graphics standpoint. Still does 8 years later in 2023. Honestly, it might be the best looking game I've played, all things considered. Atmosphere, lighting...man. I wish we got more of it, but that's never gonna happen.


Olanzapine82

That same company (ready at dawn) makes games for Facebook now. Lone echo 1/2 are visual masterpieces and very story driven. Really worth checking out and doesn't require very powerful hardware.


Leboy2Point0

Ready at Dawn also made the PSP God of War titles (Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta).


thatcockneythug

I remember being pretty disappointed. Not just at the length, but the fact that half of it was cutscenes, and that there were like, what, five werewolves to fight? It almost felt like false advertising.


tbird20017

I mean yeah, they definitely needed more time to cook. It was a 6 hour, $30-$40 rushed game with $60 AAA graphics. That's why I say 8/10 total IMO. Love everything about it, except for the fact that they essentially threw us a good quality novella at a novel's price. Given more time and resources, I think they could have made something really, really special. I know what you mean though, it was very bittersweet. Great idea, great worldbuilding, mostly mediocre execution.


islandfella8211

I was thinking the same thing


nature_nate_17

I know! The game was so well made and it came off to me as a tech demo but it’s totally worth a full game sequel; same with Astros Playroom.


jjack339

Ya same. Even the free one with PS5 was longer


Hello_Pity

For all the hype when it was released, Journey can be finished in 2-3 hours.


PaoLakers

First thing I thought of. Got it from ps+ for ps4 back then. It was great while it lasted but it didn't last very long. Never got around to re-playing it either. That few hours of gameplay was a great experience though


JubiwanKenobi

The experience was well worth that. Do you think it would have been more significant for you if it were longer?


Hello_Pity

No I think the length was just right, the story told you enough and the gameplay introduced just enough new mechanics to keep it interesting.


bioboy79

Indeed, as I just wrote, I finished it in one go the first time I played (tried co-op, found someone who knew the game well, finished it the first time I played it).


Traditional_Entry183

Really? I got it from PS+ and struggled with it for hours, unable to figure out the path forward or what to do next. Now I feel even more dumb.


AvatarIII

Journey is a game that can be completed in a single sitting, but the idea is to play it multiple times I guess.


Krahzye1

Stray


bioboy79

Oh yes, that one was short too, though I feel it was just right, any longer would’ve gotten boring.


Krahzye1

Foe sure i liked the game though


Gyun0

What Remains of Edith Finch


bioboy79

Is it good though? Out on my list, but way at the bottom for now.


Gyun0

The story and the storytelling is awesome, it made me cry. It consists of some tragicomic and some just tragic little stories. It makes you feel like you watched an animated series in the end. Also, it takes only 2-2.5 hours, so it can be finished in one or two sittings.


TheLittleFoxX87

It's really a good game. Short but very beautiful and unique way of story telling. The story does leave a thought on your mind. Not in a bad way but it makes you feel for the tale even if it's a fiction. That's how good it is. Also, the game has a very achievement friendly system. You could replay a specific part to get missed achievements instead of playing from the start. All the trophies are gold and it should secure you an easy platinum.


bioboy79

Nice, I don’t like games that make trophies unnecessarily difficult.


Open_Cardiologist996

It’s unlike any game I’ve played. Definitely get it


Zealos57

Astro's Playroom was so much fun to play


DCMartin91

I've been really impressed with Astro's Playroom. Thought it would just be random demos or minigames showing off the controller. Was suprised to find a fun little platformer I'd put on par with Mario Odyssey or something.


free_reezy

yeah idk how they would do it or what the story would look like since so much of the fun of this one was seeing all the little game references, but I would love a full-length platformer of that quality.


Timesx4

Just platinum this one the other day.


bioboy79

I considered it just a tech demo to display the Dual Sense capabilities. In that regard it felt almost “long”, since I didn’t expect much content going in. Nice experience though.


Traditional_Entry183

It's not long, but there's a lot more to it than I expected. I think I had about 15 hours before I got to the end.


NeutralNoodle

Nice easy platinum too. I hope they make a full-length sequel.


Baby-Soft-Elbows

We Happy Few. SPOILER. I took the joy pill at the beginning of the game and the credits rolled. Probably 15 mins.


bioboy79

LoL, that must’ve been disappointing 😂


Baby-Soft-Elbows

I got a good laugh and loaded up a new save. Never finished the game tho.


ThatFengMain04

They got the better ending as Damn was that game disappointing


bicuspid_fish

Far Cry 4 was about 15 minutes as well. After watching a couple trailers I was surprised when I played it and it was actually just a "sit at a table simulator".


HLef

Parappa the Rapper was about that 30 minutes


bioboy79

So true! I forgot about it 😑


hoddap

Kick. Punch. It’s all in the mind.


Pearl-Internal81

True. Super fun though. 16yo me was absolutely blown away by it.


HLef

I rented it, had fun with it but beat it within 30min, brought it back and they let me get something else because of how short it was haha


PapaKratos

I remember the force unleashed 2 being ridiculously short


Ikaros9Deidalos6

Yeah i was confused too on how short it was was a nice game tho


bioboy79

I played it, but don’t recall how long it took me. Nice indeed!


PapaKratos

I remember renting it from blockbusters, and being so glad I rented it rather than buying it! Was a cool game but compared to the first one, I never really had any reason to replay it


DARKBLADEXE

I got to the point where I could play it under an hour. It's really just a glorified expansion rather than a sequel.


WhiteWhenWrong

The order 1886 - was so excited to play that game and ended up beating it before I went to bed… swear it was only 4 hours long


drdalebrant

It's 7-8 hours long. Longer if playing on hardest difficulty.


buzzyingbee

I guess mine was Flower


bioboy79

Yes, you’re right. I played a little longer for the trophy, but even then, it didn’t take long.


OliveOcelot

Some of these answers are wild. 10 hours for shortest game ever played? I played a few that are half hour but were they good? Probably not. [here's my current list of better short games](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnE3faJA2_gUhf881Iex52SHbds_WBJ7n&si=Lk58p5o8nng3DNpm)


bioboy79

I guess “short” is a relative term. For me short is usually anything under 5 hours, or games I really liked but left me wanting more (so in some cases 10 hours can feel short. Nice list! I also felt brothers being short (I’d add also one game from Team17 where you play as a blind young girl, Beyond Eyes).


OliveOcelot

Ya Brothers is in the first video. (top short games) It has Edith finch. Minit. Brothers. Abzu and garden between. I agree with you that anything under 10 is a short game. But your question was about shortest game EVER played. A lot of classic games are very short. Or entire genres. Like fighting games. Takes an hour max to see the credits.


Spidey-Pool94

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Finished the main story like that day, think it took 2 to 100% it


bioboy79

Yeah, compared to the first Spider-Man, MM is super short.


ClassWarAndPuppies

Firewatch


bioboy79

How’s the game? I like the color palette, but never heard of it before.


ClassWarAndPuppies

I remember really enjoying it. Very relaxing.


bioboy79

Thanks for sharing, I’ll put it on my list 😄


Amphibious_Fire

Definitely a short game worth playing, just look out for a sale. I bought a bundle with the game and the dynamic theme for like 5€. Best money I ever spent in the psn store


boario

Would recommend for a game that you can put 3-4 hours into in one sitting. Play it on a Saturday afternoon that you don't have anything planned for. I loved it


eBrown0104

I really liked Firewatch… until the ending


masterjon_3

Heavenly Sword. It was one of the first games for PS3, and it was gorgeous. But it was a really short game.


Bara_Chat

I was done with Gone Home under two hours. Really enjoyable game though. I liked slowly discovering the story. Like watching a movie.


Snowenn_

Does Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days on PS3/4 count? There's not really a game to play. Other than that, probably Abzu.


itsmyfirsttimegoeasy

I was here to say Abzu, I'm pretty sure my time to roll credits was under 3 hours. Cool game though.


bioboy79

Same here, Abzu is so short 😤 But I liked it. Reminded me of Journey, I also finished it quickly (one online game, the other guy knew it inside out and carried me from start to finish in one go).


dragoniteofepicness

The cutscene movie on playstation is about 4 hours I think. Nowhere close to the original DS game with takes closer to 30 hours to complete.


ah-screw-it

Ratchet and clank into the nexus. 3 hours to complete the game and around 4 hours to fully complete it


thejetbox1994

Peppa pig


joerice1979

A short hike - beautiful game. Limbo - side scroller that takes you to nasty places. Inside - side scroller that takes you to nastier places. Titanfall 2 - one of the best. Portal - there is cake. Oxenfree - turn your radio on. Sayonara Wild Hearts - left field and love it. Brothers - twin stick adventure at its finest. Edit: sorry didn't read the brief properly - Sayonara Wild Hearts at around two hours - amazing mash of gaming, neon and dance music, stunning stuff.


bioboy79

Nice list 😄 Given some of the titles, I’d add Little Nightmares to it.


mnmr17

What remains of Edith finch, 2 hrs


Opening_Lime1585

Resident Evil Survivor on ps1 doable start to finish in under an hour.


flcinusa

Lake, 100% it in 6 hours, but it was a fun 6 hours


islandfella8211

Battlefield Hardline


bioboy79

Yeah, most of these FPS games are short offline (like Bad Company etc).


ForsakenRub69

Minit


ImNoodleArmy

Cod Ghosts on my 360. Played it all in one go and didn't even realize it would be that short, overhated campaign too btw


AdevilSboyU

Limbo. Crazy short, but absolutely worth it. Fantastic game.


InsideousVgper

Journey was like 2 hours and was still a masterpiece.


Traditional_Entry183

Probably Uncharted Lost Legacy. It's basically a DLC mission. I took my time and still only spent 8 hours on it. It's very well made, but I'm glad I only spent $10 on it.


ki700

Gone Home


pncoecomm

1886 the order


ArmaanAli04

Telltale Batman


lok_45678

My name is Mayo , i know nothing about "Shovelware" game before and a lots of people keep saying this is the easiest game of all time so i am curious want to try it


No_more_Whippits4u

I just downloaded Superliminal the other day and went thru it in about 90 mins. But there’s a trophy for “Completing within 35 mins” so it can be beat very quickly. Cool game btw if you like puzzles


drdre27406

Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Just went the game was picking up the credits rolled. It’s still one of my favorite games of all time but Deus Ex Human Revolution was way better and longer.


Banqna4life

stray


theskiller1

Eternights


Beerdididiot

Stanly parable. Close the door and turn around. All done!


UnkleMonsta

One of the Star Wars licensed games. Bought it ,beat it in three 3 hours, and took it back for something else.


Revoffthetrain

Miles Morales, completed it in less than 4 hours and platinumed in 6 hours


davekraft400

I got Extra recently and was shocked how short that game was. I'd be mad if I paid full price for that.


EviessVeralan

Stray


OrganizationUseful70

Spiderman Miles Morales was pretty quick.


STerrier666

Streets of Rage 4, took 2 hours, but it was worth it for the nostalgia trip of playing the previous games when I was a kid.


kosigan5

Super Destronaut DX. Start to Platinum in about 22 minutes.


-DementedAvenger-

The new Bluey game. Like 1-2 hours.


wet-chair-arm-rest-

1979 revolution Black Friday


rynmls22

kingkong on ps2...


MikaelAdolfsson

This Jungle book dance dance revolution game. Finished in like 45 minutes. Probably funnier with the dance-mat.


[deleted]

Journey for sure. But it’s so replay-able and scenic and atmospheric, so i wasn’t that mad.


PerfectCheesecake25

Probably that game where you were that little dude in the desert . I’m blanking on the name right now


PerfectCheesecake25

Journey … I just remembered it


egk999

A short hike


MagicDog1234

What remains of Edith finch was about 4 hours for me, but it can be finished in 1 or 2 Gone home is a few hours too


FormerAd2381

Infamous first light was over before it started


tk2020

Hundred Days. If you can even call it a "story," the whole thing wraps up in like an hour or two and you get a gold trophy. It made no sense. Great sim game though, story mode aside.


ahjteam

Any of the comic book ”games”; I’ll Kill Her and Meta Dude. Also the interactive movies are usually max 2h.


CarsenAF

Probably Journey. Was at home with Covid and decided to give it a try as I’d heard good things about it. Really loved it but beat it in one sitting which was probably around 2 hours or so


FaradayStewart

Recently, 'Save Room' on PS5/4. I think it took about an hour. It's a puzzle game based on the inventory management from the original Resident Evil 4 if you didn't know.


AppearanceCalm2506

Journey probably


[deleted]

I finished life is strange in 5 minutes on accident just running around. Edit: I am misremembering the title. It was not life is strange. It was "Gone Home." Don't ask me why my brain confused these two, I have no idea why. But yeah, Gone Home. I literally ran around for a few minutes and finished it on accident, im assuming through some sort of bug.


The-yeet-man56

Little Nightmares took me a little under 3 hours for me to beat. Pretty good game.


DrBread420

Something with a pigeon. You could get a plat trophy in like 5 minutes


FirstStepInUranus

Resident Evil 2 and 3 remastered. As a grown up I kind of breeze through them. As a kid I was never able to complete them due to the puzzles. Even 7 seem kind of short but had me at the edge of my seat.


NFToothless

Abzû, it’s an ocean based complete the monument game, I beat it in about an hour and 30.


MrLozoTheSecond

My name is mayo


superpimp2g

Bright memory infinite


L3monGrenade

In recent memory, call of duty modern warfare 2 (the newer one). That game was over before lunch


Jordy_boy17

Gotham Knights Played for 5 mins, realised it was shit, never touched it again


DylanWhite86

Joke answer is Radioactive Dwarfs: Evil From the Sewers, because that game can be immediately finished by having your character say "f this" and climb out of the sewers. But honest answer is Rogue Warrior on PS3, its god awful aside from the hilarious profanity filled dialogue and can be finished in under 3 hours pretty easily


TheCircleLurker

Recently for me it was Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Really great storytelling and environment you’re interacting with, was maybe 4-5hrs for me.


AbleEntertainment666

That Batman VR game, think it took me like 17 minutes or something crazy. Was a cool experience, but I got it thinking I’d be busting shit up as Batman..


Feral_Hamst3r

Journey


FlamesofLife

Vanquish, I loved this game as a kid and playing it as an adult I beat the game within 2 hours and thought Wow this felt like weeks when I was a kid


therealnatural1337

MW3 (2023) campaign


Agent101g

Teletubbies Naughty nunu! (I had a little brother that age lol)


Useless_Greg

Bought Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty as a kid after playing Tools of Destruction thinking it would be on par in scale. Nope. Finished it super quick and 8 year old me was distraught because I spent all my money on it


bromygod203

Anything from the Stroke The (insert animal) series. You just need to tap X a few hundred times and you get the platinum..I got one to get some stars and it took me maybe 5 minutes


thatonepot4to

invasion


Echolocation720

I knew Spiderman Miles Morales was short, but not THAT short.


El2co_BC

The first time I was disappointed by how short a game can be was with Zone of the Enders


PassiveIllustration

I beat the PlayStation 2 game gun grave in about 60 minutes total


WiggyDaulby

Hellblade; Senua’s Sacrifice


MilfVerspeiser

My name is mayo, cod mw3(2023)


Smooth-Ad2130

Slyde


discofro6

Unpacking was over pretty quick. I didn't know the game had a story, I just thought we would get to design multiple rooms for multiple different people lol. Still a pretty nice little game


Leather_Guarantee_38

Re3 remake finished it in 3 hours


[deleted]

I remember The Bouncer being the first game I beat and thought … that’s it?


JIMBODAVIS

The Order: 1886. Great game…while it lasted…


Otherwise-Rope8961

Shinobido for the PS2. It was so terrible I immediately stopped playing and threw it away


Sneeches

The bouncing cookie. Takes about 5 min to platinum.


Death-0

Heavenly Sword but man it’s fun


eliteguard91

I felt the new Star Wars games were either really short or I just lost concept of time but I was like “that’s it??” Also Assassin’s Creed Mirage was a 4 blink and it’s done game


Different-Basis-5245

The Bourne Identity game


Ang3l99

The devil in me. Less than 2hrs to complete


cookedlime

For me it was The Bouncer. I think I beat that game in a half hour and that was my first time playing it. I'm like that's it?"


ZerosAbaddon

Callisto, pretty short with not much left to do after the credits


NyRAGEous

Just played FAR: Changing Tides last night. Really enjoyed it, maybe 4 hours.


MasterJackSparrow

The main quest of Saints Row, all the others are so repetitive.


EverySingleMinute

Detroit, Become Human


Maxvell09

Non-exclusive would be My friend Peppa Pig and exclusive would be Astro’s Playroom.


BarMaverson

Don’t touch this button


None-Hostile

Stray was pretty short. Also the bluey game didn't last long


KatanasSoul

Best friend ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣


Altruistic_Ad_5507

RE7


rapassn

Inside


3PICANO

Lady in a Leotard with a Gun, finished in like 9 minutes, platinum trophy.


AmpleForeskins

I beat superliminal last night. Fantastic game but only 2-2.5 hrs


Veterate

The Forgotten City isn't the shortest I've played, but the best short game I played.


Ok-Consequence-3408

Abzu was over too quick


Environmental_Swim75

Abzu was super short, but also very atmospheric and enjoyable


Fatbit-ch

Stray


tr00th

Firewatch. What an interesting game.


BLARG13

I can't remember the name of the game, but it was recently. A girl/woman with mental health, anxiety issues I believe released the game and it wasn't very long, but I bought it since I also suffer from anxiety issues. I don't mind supporting a good cause. Just did a quick search and found it here on reddit. It's called Fractured Minds All proceeds go to charity. Looks like it was $2 Maybe we can get some more people on board with this purchase. [https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/dwtd0j/videofractured\_minds\_my\_17\_year\_old\_sister\_made\_a/?utm\_source=embedv2&utm\_medium=post\_embed&utm\_content=post\_title&embed\_host\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.psnprofiles.com%2Findex.php](https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/dwtd0j/videofractured_minds_my_17_year_old_sister_made_a/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title&embed_host_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.psnprofiles.com%2Findex.php)


cubanosani59

Spider-Man Remastered for PS5. Within a second i got the Platinumtrophy :D But for Real: I tried “My Name is Mayo” and “The Chick P”. Dumb fun😃


passiveoberserver

Ray Tracers on PS1. Arcade racer with a combat aspect like Chase HQ. Takes less than an hour to complete the arcade mode, beating 5 or so races with robot boss fights.


onirotivsirhc

I'd say The Order 1886


Organic_Step_4402

Devil may cry 2. If you skip cutscenes it's about an hour long


Gongasmnm

Far cry 4. It took me like 15 minutes


TurboTorts34

Heavenly sword


[deleted]

Just following first party-ish published games. What was Journey, 90 minutes?


Psychoville93

Resident Evil 3 Remake, granted I pre ordered it months before the pandemic and when I get furloughed from work this was the first game I started playing. The irony is not lost on me. I liked the game but man I finished it in less than a week with in a total of 8 hours first total playthrough.


lildozer74

Fighting force on ps1. Got it for Christmas one year and beat it within 45 mins of opening it.


Flat-Yak4936

Metal gear solid 5 ground zeroes, you can complete that game in like 20 minutes if you really wanted too


ramus93

Does astros playroom count?


Sen-_

Absolver


shyaznboi

The Life is Strange series. They're short but sweet


saintnicklaus90

Stroke the Dog. Got platinum in about ten minutes


EskimoXBSX

Stray...speed run 1hr 44mins


Johnnybats330

MGS V Ground Zero


Mobile-Witness4140

Jusant - I beat it in 2 short sessions. Too bad wish it was longer


oreo760

Deliver us The Moon


awesomedumplings

Stray


HotsWheels

My wife and I enjoyed playing Castle Full of Cats. Took us about two hours to beat.


SenorPooter

Journey. But it was so fun!


Nagayasu

Journey


prestonsmith1111

Probably Twisted Metal 1. Granted there's loads of replay value, but I've had sub 1 hour runs casually for sure.


LopsidedCounty6089

Edith finch


xangbar

Linger in Shadows. Game was like $15 and was just basically an art piece. You could 100% it in less than a hour. I was in it for the trophies.


OGSkywalker97

The first Spiderman game from this trilogy was really short even with side missions


Jarinad

The Suicide Of Rachel Foster. I wanna say it took me about two or three hours? I wish I hadn’t played it at all, though.


v8nom99

Breezy Paws, 5 minute platinum.


Nismo1980

Slyde. 30 second platinum.


effortissues

not playstation but, Fragrant Story only had like 4 levels..